Rant #2,434: Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu

I don't know what I got, but I got something. It may as well be the rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu.

For the past few weeks, I have felt completely off, off and on.

I have felt like I wasn't 100 percent, that my entire body was off, but it wasn't a constant thing, just here and there, and I could go about my daily duties, whether it was to go to work or to do food shopping, or staying home and doing nothing.

Then, this past Saturday, something really weird happened.

My family and I went out to the Veterans Home at Stony Brook, Long Island, to see my father in law. My wife's two brothers and their spouses were also there, as well as my nephew and his wife, who came later.

They have a nice area where you can sit outside, and since it was a beautiful day, we decided to sit outside with my father in law. It was pretty busy outside, with many of the residents taking in the sun, but we found that the gazebo they have there was empty, so we decided to crowd into that structure.

Well, I honestly don't know what I did to myself, but I sat down, and all of a sudden, my back was killing me, as if a knife had plunged into my lower back on the left side of my body.

I have to tell you, the pain was so intense that I could not sit, and I had to walk around a bit because I literally could not sit.

I went to the bathroom, drank some water, and took two Advil that my wife had, and within about an hour, I felt much better, although I still felt a twinge in my back.

On Sunday, we didn't really do anything, but my sleep was terrible that night, so I took a nap in the afternoon for about two hours.

Then yesterday, for the first time in weeks, I felt 100 percent like myself again. I had energy, I felt fine, and I thought I had kicked this thing, whatever I had for the past few weeks.

To backtrack, on Saturday morning I went to get my allergy shots, and I brought up my "offness" with the doctor there, and we both agreed that due to the on again, off again weather we have been experiencing, and the accompanying massive rains we have had, a lot of people with bad allergies have suffered the past few weeks.

Compound this with my vacation, when we went to Florida and Georgia and experienced the same type of weather, and it appears that my body has been put through a vice lately.

Now, fast forward to today ...

I slept pretty well until about 2 a.m., and when I woke up, i felt completely off, I did what I had to do in the bathroom, but I still felt off as I dressed for work.

I still feel that way now, but much worse than before.

I am sweating, my back and other places hurt, and I am a real mess today.

I guess I better try to get a doctor's appointment and see what the deal is here.

Funny, I don't feel the "classic" sick, but I don't feel right.

Wish me well. I just hate being sick.

I don't think it is the rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu, but heck, you never know.